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Voice control: Users can use their voice to tell Hero to start and stop recording, take a photo, and turn off, to name some.

Waterproof up to 30 feet

Video stabilization

Smartphone-compatible: GoPro has its own app, which allows users to offload photos and videos from camera to phone, and can automatically create videos for users.

Compatible with 30 plus GoPro mounting accessories

There are of course some key differences between the entry-level Hero and its more expensive brethren. The Hero can only take videos with a max resolution of 1440p (2,560 X 1,440) and a max frame rate of 60 frames per second (fps). The other models can shoot at 4K resolution and a max frame rate of 240 fps for slow-mo footage. The higher models take 12-megapixel photos while the entry-level Hero only shoots at 10 megapixels.

The Hero6 Black also uses the custom GP1 chip from Japanese chipmaker Socionext while the entry-level Hero uses an older chip from US chipmaker Ambarella. – Rappler.com

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